Avenge

English

Noun

Avenge (plural Avenges)

1. A vengeance; a revenge.

Verb

Avenge (third-person singular simple present avenges, present participle avenging, simple past and past participle avenged)

1. To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
2. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

Adverbs for Avenge

horribly; sufficiently; fiercely; self-appointediy; blood-thirstily; cruelly; finally; primarily; satisfactorily.

Thesaurus

avengement; avenging; chasten; chastise; compensate; correct; counterblow; even the score; get even with; launch a vendetta; pay back; pay out; punish; recompense; redress; repay; reprisal; requital; requite; retaliate; retribution; revanche; revenge; right; take revenge; vengeance; vindicate; wreckage

Synonyms

• (take vengeance): get back at, retaliate, take revenge
• (treat revengefully): spite